A small but long‑standing bug in Windows’ shutdown process has been resolved, ending years of frustration for users.

Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 have a bug that causes your PC to restart when you choose the Update and shut down option.

In the drop-down titled Windows 11 PC experiences, under Windows Update, a single bullet point reads, "Improved: Addressed ...

Microsoft fixes Windows’ long-standing “Update and shut down” bug in Windows 11. Update KB5067036 stops unwanted restarts, ...

Starting with Windows 11 25H2 Build 26200.7019 (or 26100.7019 on 24H2) and newer, “Update and shut down" will shut down, not reboot.

Windows 11 finally fixes the bug that prevented the system from shutting down properly when selecting Update and shut down ...

Anew Windows 11 update finally fixes a long-standing shutdown glitch that caused PCs to reboot instead of powering off — a ...

Have you ever experienced downloading an update for your Windows 11 PC, letting it to “Update and shut down”, only to find it ...

The fix is arriving through the optional KB5067036 update for Windows 11 25H2, which Microsoft began rolling out last week.

Windows Latest says Microsoft never acknowledged the longstanding problem until releasing an optional update on Oct. 28. A ...